Glasgow International Airport (GLA) (34 mi/55 km) is an alternative airport for domestic and European flights, as well as a few transatlantic routes. There's a frequent shuttle bus from outside the terminal building to the city centre, dropping off near both main railway stations (£3.30 single, £5.00 return; the journey takes about 20 minutes).

Falkirk Grahamston Station which is on the Falkirk, Carronshore loop. This line also branches to Dunblane and Stirling. Less frequent trains also run to Edinburgh and Glasgow. 5 minutes from the city centre.

Camelon Station is a minor station which lies on the same line as Falkirk Grahamston. Unlike the other Falkirk stations, trains don't stop as often here as they do at the other two stations. Trains go to Stirling and Edinburgh.

Falkirk is serviced by the Grangemouth Docks on the Forth River where light cargo ships and coastal tankers call. No ferry or passenger-only services are available.

The Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal pass through Falkirk and are open to small boat traffic. It is possible to travel from the River Forth to the River Clyde via the canal. Canal boats can travel from one side of Scotland to the other via the Falkirk Wheel. This is a boat lift which transfers boats from one level to the other, i.e. from the Union Canal to the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Falkirk town centre is fairly small so most of the main shops are within walking distance of the High Street. The bus service covers most of Falkirk. Most buses leave from Newmarket Street or the main bus station in Meadow Street. There are many taxi firms in Falkirk? The main taxi rank is in Lower Newmarket Street.

56.0005-3.84191Falkirk Wheel (Half hourly buses from Falkirk town centre, or a good walk from the Falkirk "Camelon" railway station. You can also cycle along the Union Canal from Edinburgh - the route (about 50 km) is part of the National Cycle Network Route 754). Built in 2001 to reconnect the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, it is the world's only rotating boat lift. Boat trips up on the Wheel take about an hour.Boat trips cost £8.95 adults, £4.95 children, £7.95 concessions. Free entry to the visitor centre / cafe / gift shop.

56.01927-3.755702The Kelpies (From the Falkirk Wheel walk eastwards along the Forth and Clyde Canal for about 7 km. If you are driving on the M9 close to Grangemouth and Falkirk, you can see the wheel from the motorway). Two huge horse-head structures (about 30 m high) made from steel and designed by Andy Scott in 2013.

55.99648-3.778733Antonine Wall. Constructed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius (138 AD - 161 AD) the wall runs across Scotland at its narrowest point between the Firth of Forth in the east and the River Clyde in the west. Although built to rival Hadrian's Wall, the Emperor Antonius Pius succeeded, the wall was far less elaborate. Unlike its more solid southern counterpart, the Antonine Wall was built of turf fronted by a ditch 12 feet deep. The wall was 10 feet high and 14 feet wide and dotted with 29 small military forts linked by a road.As a defensive barrier the Antonine Wall did not fulfill its role for long. In 181 the northern tribes poured over the wall and pushed the Romans back to Hadrian's Wall. The Romans finally abandoned any hope of regaining the territory between the two walls in 196 AD. Antonine Wall is 37 miles (59 km) long, and was built 140-142 AD. You can see the site of the wall in the Kemper Avenue car park at the foot of the High St, just next to the Aldi supermarket and Callender park. The wall runs right through the middle of the town centre or more accurately underneath the town centre and several Roman forts are dotted about the outskirts of the town.

55.98755-3.7614764The Battle of Falkirk. Due to its location on one of the main routes north into the Highlands, Falkirk and Stirlingshire have been the site of many battles between the Scots and the English. Perhaps the most famous battle after Culloden and Bannockburn (just to the north of Falkirk) is the (first) Battle of Falkirk, 1298, where an English army commanded by Edward I defeated the Scots under William Wallace.(updated Feb 2017)

The Shortest street in the UK. Tolbooth Street (spelled with one 'l'), is just off the High St just behind the Steeple. See Wick for an alternative claim.(updated Feb 2017)

55.99922-3.784345The Steeple. The Steeple is a clock tower the forms the center piece of the High St and is said to be the site of public hangings and floggings, although these take place somewhat infrequently these days.

56.005381-3.7526391Watch Falkirk Football Club, 4 Stadium Way, Falkirk, FK2 9EE. One of the largest draws to the Falkirk area is their Scottish Championship football team. Historically Falkirk FC played their home games at Brockville, which proved a stumbling block to SPL entry and was sold to the Morrison's supermarket chain, and have now moved to a purpose built stadium on the outskirts of town.(updated Feb 2017)

The main shopping area is around the High St. Three mini-malls or shopping centres are available as are most of the major UK stores. The most popular being the Howgate Shopping Centre with shops such as Internacionale, HMV, New Look and GAME.

For food shopping or groceries, there are two Tescos, one Asda and a Morissons near the town centre.